Open AccessAnger held inward, aggressive dream content in craniomandibular disorders and bruxers
Author(s) -
Omar Franklin Molina,
Zeila Coelho Santos,
Maria Aparecida Sobreiro,
Mary Louise Cano
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista neurociências
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-4905
pISSN - 0104-3579
DOI - 10.34024/rnc.2015.v23.7987
Subject(s) - anger , psychology , sleep bruxism , medicine , psychiatry , dentistry , electromyography
Objective. To evaluate means in anger-in and aggressive dream content in craniomandibular disorder/bruxers. Method. Two questionnaires to evaluate anger-in and aggressive content in nightmares, clinical examination, and criteria for craniomandibular disorders/ bruxism were used in 70 subjects with craniomandibular disorders/ bruxism (66 females, mean age 31.3); in 28 bruxers without craniomandibular disorders (19 females, mean age 32.3); and in 39 controls without such disorders (26 females, mean age 30.6). Results. Anger-inward was not different between craniomandibular disorder/bruxism (130.7) and non craniomandibular disorder/bruxism (105.6); but it was different when compared with control group (70.1): craniomandibular disorder/bruxism versus control group (p<0.001); non craniomandibular disorder/bruxism and control group (p<0.01). Frequencies of aggressive dream content in nightmares were about: craniomandibular disorder/bruxism: 71.4%; non craniomandibular disorder/bruxism: 67.9% and control group: 46.2% (p=0.02). Means in aggressive dream events were not different among the groups. Conclusions. Anger-in was higher in those with craniomandibular disorders/bruxism. Aggressive events in bad dreams and nightmares decreased from the more psychologically disturbed subgroup to the less psychological disturbed one.